Punjab Election 2022: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's celebratory pic with Chief Minister face Bhagwant Mann
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party scored a landslide win in Punjab with leads in 92 seats in the 117-seat assembly, while the ruling Congress trailed with 18 seats in what was previously considered their stronghold.
Counting of votes for the Punjab Assembly Election 2022 began at 8 am today. Within the first two hours, NDTV called the result for the election based on early trends and predicted an AAP triumph in the state.
As vote counting progressed, Punjab's former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh -- who won the 2017 Assembly elections for Congress by a massive margin -- lost his constituency, Patiala Urban, to his AAP rival, while Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi lost the election from both seats he contested from.
Other political heavyweights like Congress' Navjot Singh Sidhu, Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal and Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal also lost, marking the first time in 30 years that the Badal family will go unrepresented in the Punjab state assembly. AAP's Chief Ministerial face Bhagwant Mann, on the other hand, scored the Dhuri seat he was contesting from, in yet another win for the party of the hour.
AAP, positioning itself as an agent of change, designed its poll campaign this time round to encourage people to vote for "badlav" (change), and targeted the traditional political parties for "looting" the state. These parties are the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress, who have alternatively been forming the government in Punjab ever since 1966.
The state, which has over 2.14 crore eligible voters, went to polls on February 20 and recorded a voter turnout of 71.95 per cent -- its lowest in comparison to the past three assembly elections in Punjab.
Here are the Highlights on the 2022 Punjab Election Results:
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It's A Chamatkaar, Says AAP's Raghav Chadha On Big Punjab WinAAP's Raghav Chadha says the Punjab result did not shock the party, it is on "expected lines" and what the internal surveys of the party had projected. "We were hopeful that it is going to be a landslide. I'd said it sometime that we will get a 3/4th, may be in a bit of overconfidence, and we actually got that. This is unbelievable. This is a chamatkaar," he said.
AAP's Giant Killers In Punjab: Mobile Repair Shop Staff, Woman Volunteer As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) raced towards a thumping win in Punjab, two party candidates emerged as giant killers by defeating heavyweight candidates.
AAP's Jeevan Jyot Kaur defeated Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shiromani Akali Dal heavyweight Bikram Singh Majithia in Amritsar East constituency.
"It's the victory of the people of Punjab. My ticket was announced around December 3. I got positive indication during door-to-door campaigns that Punjab has overcome identity politics," Ms Kaur was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Punjab Tunes Out Controversial Singer Congress' Sidhu Moosewala: 5 Points Controversial rapper and Congress candidate Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu aka Sidhu Moosewala lost from the Mansa assembly seat to Aam Aadmi Party's Vijay Singla. He had joined the Congress last year with both Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu welcoming him aboard.
AAP's Vijay Singla defeated Sidhu Moosewala by a margin of 63,323 votes. While Sidhu Moosewala got 36,700 votes, Mr Singla bagged 1,00,023 votes.
Punjab Election Results: After Punjab, These Two States Are Next AAP Ventures, Says Leader Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, savouring its huge victory in Punjab, has its campaigns already in the works for the states of Gujarat and Punjab, party leader Akshay Marathe told NDTV on Thursday.
"Yes, we are definitely going to Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. These are two states on our radar and the party has been sending party workers to these states and we will definitely have a big impact. For decades people of India have had to decide between two parties who did not work for them. For the first time, they are seeing an alternative to both, and people want change," he said.
AAP's Bhagwant Mann Says Oath Not At Punjab Raj Bhawan, Instead... Punjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann drew cheers from the crowd on Thursday as he announced that his oath-taking ceremony will be held at Khatkarkalan in Nawanshahr district, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
He also announced that government offices will not have the photo of the Chief Minister as is the custom.
"The oath-taking ceremony will not be held at Raj Bhawan, but at Khatkarkalan. The date will be announced later," he said in his victory speech in Dhuri, where he won by over 58,000 votes.
Defeating 2 Punjab Giants, AAP's Jeevan Jyot Kaur Earns Bragging Rights Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Jeevan Jyot Kaur defeated Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on the Amritsar East Assembly seat in Punjab.
Amritsar (East) was witnessing a key battle where Navjot Sidhu, who was the sitting MLA from the seat, took on former state minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who is the brother-in-law of SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the other hand fielded a female candidate Jeevan Jyot Kaur from the seat.
Jeevan Jyot Kaur won the Assembly constituency Amritsar East constituency by bagging total votes of 39,679. Trailing second behind the AAP candidate was Congress' Navjot Sidhu with 32,929 votes. Bikram Singh Majithia finished at the third spot with 25,188 votes.
Watch: After Punjab Win, AAP Dig At Rivals Who Wrote Off Arvind Kejriwal Ecstatic over its thumping victory in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took a swipe at rivals who had written off party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the initial years of his political career.
The AAP posted a video on its official Twitter handle under the caption: "They tried to bury us...They didn't know we were seeds! #AAPSweepsPunjab." Read more
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Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Bhagwant Mann's Old Videos Resurface As AAP Sweeps PunjabPunjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann's former career as a comedian has given the Internet much fodder for memes. As his party heads for a massive victory in Punjab, an old video of the Aam Aadmi Party leader has resurfaced online.
The video appears to have been taken from a comedy show which featured Bhagwant Mann in the role of a student who expresses his wish to become an MLA or a "mantri" (minister) some day. Strangely fitting, the Internet thought, at a time when Mr Mann is actually on the path to becoming the chief minister of Punjab.
In the clip, Bhagwant Mann stars as a student whose teacher asks him what he wants to be when he grows up. "If I get enough education, I can become an officer. If not, I can become an MLA or a minister," he replies in Punjabi. The video then cuts to present-day photos of Mr Mann as a politician, with one picture showing him with party leader Arvind Kejriwal.
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Badal family to be unrepresented in Punjab state assembly for first time in three decadesAfter three decades, Punjab's major political family Badal will remain unrepresented in the Punjab state assembly.
All from the Badal clan, who contested the 2022 state Vidhan Sabha elections, have lost the polls from their respective strongholds. There now won't be anyone from the Badal family in the newly elected state assembly.
The last time this happened was during the 1992 elections when Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) boycotted the state assembly elections.
AAP's Giant Killers In Punjab: Mobile Repair Shop Staff, Woman VolunteerAs the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) raced towards a thumping win in Punjab, two party candidates emerged as giant killers by defeating heavyweight candidates.
AAP's Jeevan Jyot Kaur defeated Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shiromani Akali Dal heavyweight Bikram Singh Majithia in Amritsar East constituency.
The other shocker came from Bhadaur when the AAP's Labh Singh Ugoke posted an emphatic win, defeating incumbent Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi with a margin of about 40,000 votes.
AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal mentioned Ms Kaur and Mr Ugoke as he thanked the people for the massive Punjab mandate, stressing how the common man can make a difference.
Punjab Election Results: "No Chief Minister Photo In Offices, Instead..." Hints AAP's Bhagwant MannPunjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann drew cheers from the crowd on Thursday as he announced that his oath-taking ceremony will be held at Khatkarkalan in Nawanshahr district, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
He also announced that government offices will not have the photo of the Chief Minister as is the custom.
"The oath-taking ceremony will not be held at Raj Bhawan, but at Khatkarkalan. The date will be announced later," he said in Dhuri during his victory speech.
"No government office will carry a picture of Chief Minister, instead there will be pictures of Bhagat Singh and BR Ambedkar," Mr Mann announced.
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Punjab Elections: "Baby Mufflerman" - Boy Dresses Up As Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann Mix As AAP Sweeps PunjabA young boy, who had gained prominence as "baby mufflerman" after the 2020 Delhi polls by dressing up as Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, is back in the limelight. Following the party's landslide victory in Punjab, he went for an "all-in-one" look - he sported a turban and a moustache to resemble the state's chief ministerial candidate, Bhagwant Mann, along with the signature Kejriwal muffler.
Celebrating outside the AAP headquarters in Delhi, the boy dressed in a v-neck maroon sweater and wrapped a muffler around his neck. He even put on spectacles similar to the AAP chief.
The boy's father told NDTV that his whole family supports AAP and they had been to Punjab for 10 days to campaign for the party.
The "baby mufflerman" image had gone viral after the 2020 Delhi election results, which returned Mr Kejriwal and his party to power in the national capital. Even the Twitter handle of the AAP had shared the image at the time, calling him the "mufflerman".
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Punjab Election Results 2022: AAP vote share at 42.4% so far, Congress at 24%As AAP heads for landslide victory, it holds 42.4 per cent of the vote share so far, with Congress trailing behind with 24 per cent and Shiromani Akali Dal with 20.2 per cent.
Both Congress and Akali Dal have historically held power in the party, whereas AAP is a new face contesting the Punjab elections only for the second time. From 2017 to 2022, AAP has gained 71 seats so far while Congress has lost 60 and SAD lost nine.
After Punjab, These Two States Are Next AAP Ventures, Says LeaderArvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, savouring its huge victory in Punjab, has its campaigns already in the works for the states of Gujarat and Punjab, party leader Akshay Marathe told NDTV on Thursday.
"Yes, we are definitely going to Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. These are two states on our radar and the party has been sending party workers to these states and we will definitely have a big impact. For decades people of India have had to decide between two parties who did not work for them. For the first time, they are seeing an alternative to both, and people want change," he said.
Punjab Election Results 2022: In Victory Tweet, Arvind Kejriwal And Bhagwant Mann's Message For PunjabAam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal met with his party's chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann in Punjab as election result trends showed the party winning in the state. This win would give the Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, its first chance at running a full state unlike Delhi, which is a Union Territory.
"Many congratulations to the people of Punjab for this revolution," Mr Kejriwal tweeted, along with a photo of Mr Mann and him showing the V for victory sign.
Punjab Elections 2022: Navjot Singh Sidhu accepts Congress defeat, congratulates AAP Punjab Election Results: Amarinder Singh, Punjab Ex Chief Minister, Loses In PatialaFormer Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has lost in his Patiala Urban constituency.
The two-time Chief Minister lost to his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rival Ajit Pal Singh Kohli. In the previous election in 2017, his victory margin had been 49 per cent.
Arvind Kejriwal's AAP is heading for a landslide win in Punjab, with the ruling Congress far behind.
Captain Amarinder Singh had dramatically exited Congress in September last year and later went on to form his own party, Punjab Lok Congress, which he had allied with BJP for this election.
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Punjab Elections: All thanks to Kejriwal, says his partyRaghav Chadha (AAP): Today Arvind Kejriwal ji and Bhagwant Mann ji's positive campaign and agenda that won over the negative campaign and agenda of other parties. They called Kejriwal ji 'Aatankwaadi', but the result has proven what the people believe in and what they have rejected. It proves that Kejriwal ji is a 'Shikshawaadi' and 'Vikaswaadi'.
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Reena Gupta (AAP): We are moving forward with the Kejriwal model of governance - which is for good governance. We now have Punjab where everyone will see our good governance model because Delhi is a half-state with powers divided between Centre and state, but in Punjab, AAP has a full state for the first time and we will show the work we can do independently. That being said, with unemployment at its highest, price rise at its highest, with Covid and with farmers agitation, if the Congress could not emerge as even a solid opposition, then they have no business to be in politics. You all will now see Aam Aadmi Party be the national opposition party to the BJP till the next national election.
Punjab Election Result: AAP with 41.4% of vote share so far, Congress at 25%As AAP heads for landslide victory, it holds 41.4 per cent of the vote share so far, with Congress trailing behind with 25 per cent and Shiromani Akali Dal with 21.7 per cent.
Both Congress and Akali Dal have historically held power in the party, whereas AAP is a new face contesting the Punjab elections only for the second time. From 2017 to 2022, AAP has gained 70 seats so far while Congress has lost 63 and SAD lost seven.
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Punjab Election Result: AAP supporters continue early celebrations, dancing outside Bhagwant Mann's Dhuri residenceCelebrations kicked off at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party's Chief Ministeral's candidate Bhagwant Mann with early trends from the Assembly polls counting shows AAP crossing halfway mark in Punjab, according to the Election Commission website.
AAP workers were seen dancing at the Dhuri residence of Mann with brooms in their hands. The broom is the election symbol of the AAP.
AAP workers in Delhi too started celebrations at the party headquarters. One supporter even brought along his child in a costume that was a mix of party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and the party's CM face in Punjab Bhagwant Mann.
Assembly Elections 2022: AAP's Jadoo Ki Jhappi In Punjab - Why It's An Exceptional WinArvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, in its second attempt, has taken Punjab, giving the eight-year-old outfit its second state after Delhi.
"This shows AAP is the natural and national replacement of the Congress," said Raghav Chadha, who ran the Punjab campaign for his party, in an exclusive interview to NDTV.
By 9 am, it was clear that Punjab had embraced AAP, which placed second in the last election five years ago, defying several exit polls that had then forecast it as the winner. This time around, all exit polls gave AAP the clear lead in Punjab.
In fact, the party's phenomenal result was at the cost of the incumbent Congress, which, at 10.30 am, was down to 13 seats compared to 77 in 2017.
Punjab Election Results: Exclusive NDTV Interview with AAP's Raghav ChadhaRaghav Chadha (AAP) to NDTV: Mr Bhagwant Mann is a phenomenal leader. He is the best man to lead Punjab... I have seen him grow and mature into a leader. He is one of the persons with the most amount amount of integrity that I have met in my life. He will be a great Chief Minister.
Sreenivasan Jain: The Aam Aadmi Party has just announced that they are now the new Congress.
Shekhar Gupta: The Congress has already set itself up in Gujarat next with their tactics... so AAP is the party to watch out for in Gujarat. They will replace the Congress there too at this rate.
Punjab Election Results: Exclusive NDTV Interview with AAP's Raghav ChadhaRaghav Chadha (AAP) to NDTV: Guru maharaj ne apna haath Aam Aadmi Party ke sar par rakha hai. The people of Punjab have seen the Kejriwal model of governance and want to try it out. For five decades, those who have kept the people of Punjab without the amenities they deserve and making the state prosperous... even those who thought they would rule forever have now been thrown out. These people looted people of Punjab... put the state in over Rs 3 lakh crore deficit. People did not have basic amenities, while those who ruled the state made farmhouses, hotels, businesses. The people decided to teach them a lesson.
Raghav Chadha (AAP) to NDTV: It is a tremoendous day for AAP as a party too, because today we have become a national party. We are no longer a regional party. May the almighty bless us and Mr Kejriwal. May he lead the nation one day. We will say more when results are fully declared. Punjab will benefit under the leadership of Kejriwal ji and Bhagwant Mann ji. This is an effort of every party worker at the grassroot level.
Congress' Navjot Sidhu, Akali Dal's Bikram Majithia trail behind AAP candidate in Amritsar EastFace-off: Congress and Akali Dal heavyweights trailing in Amritsar East, Aam Aadmi Party's Jeevan Jyot Kaur in the lead.
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Election 2022: Political heavyweights all trail AAP in PunjabMajor political heavyweights Amarinder Singh, Navjot Sidhu, Charanjit Singh Channi, Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal are all trailing in their constituencies. AAP is presently leading on 85 out of 117 seats, in what appears to be building up to an absolute landslide victory.
For context: In the 2017 Punjab Election, Amarinder Singh (then Congress) won by a 43% victory margin, while Navjot Singh Sidhu (Congress) won by a 41% margin, with nobody coming close to their landslide wins. Within five years, much has changed in Punjab, that these two would now be trailing to their constituencies' AAP candidates.
Amarinder Singh, former Chief Minister, trailing in his constituency of Patiala Urban
Amarinder Singh, former Chief Minister who quit Congress last year and formed his own party -- the Punjab Lok Congress -- which is now in alliance with BJP, is trailing in his constituency of Patiala Urban, where the AAP candidate is ahead instead. In the last election, Amarinder Singh won by a 43% victory margin.
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Early trend: Akali Dal, Independent candidate leading on one seat each in PunjabEarly trends from the counting of votes for Punjab Assembly polls showed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and an Independent candidate leading in Mukerian and Sultanpur Lodhi constituencies respectively, the latest data by the Election Commission stated.
The SAD's Sarbjot Singh is leading with a margin of 201 votes against the Bharatiya Janata Party's nominee Jangi Lal Mahajan in the Mukerian Assembly seat.
In Sultanpur Lodhi Assembly seat, Independent candidate Rana Inder Pratap Singh is leading with a margin of 1770 votes from the SAD candidate Harminder Singh.
Punjab Election 2022: Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi speaks to NDTV on Punjab situationCongress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi to NDTV: Channi was actually a good choice, I believe. The party thought that it is best to get someone who has risen from the grassroots, and the move was praised by many in the media too, but too much was made of it in the media and too many people spoke too much about it, so it backfired.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi: Navjot Sidhu is a great orator and has great leadership quality. He will win from his seat and has a big following among the people. But like you said, he might have spoken out of turn.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi: We could not have done this campaign without Navjot Sidhu.
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Punjab Election 2022: Tight security in Punjab centres amid vote countingAs many as 7,500 personnel have been deputed for the counting process which began at 8 am at 66 locations across the state, officials said.
A three-tier security measure has been set up with the deployment of 45 companies of Central Armed Police Forces at the counting centres.
Officials said CRPC section 144 has been imposed in all the districts and gathering of people outside the counting centres has been prohibited.
Punjab Election Results 2022: Congress ahead in Punjab, as per early leadsEarly leads show that Congress, is holding in one seat and is presently ahead in Punjab, based on postal votes. However, 116 of 117 seats are still awaited.
Health warning: Leads are based only on postal votes at this time. These can change once the EVM votes are counted.
All You Need To Know About Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022The result of the February 20 election to 117-seat Punjab assembly is being declared today. The state, which has over 2.14 eligible voters, recorded 71.95 per cent polling, down from 77 per cent recorded in 2017. Your guide to the Punjab elections as vote counting begins.
Punjab Election Results: AAP prepares for good news at its Delhi headquartersPreparations for celebration are being made at the national headquarters of the Aam Aadmi Party. A stage has been built for AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal's speech, while the headquarters have been decorated with flowers and balloons all over.
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Punjab Election Results: AAP's chief ministerial face Bhagwant Mann has expressed confidence that his party will form the next government in the state and has claimed that his politics won't go to his head if he becomes Punjab's Chief Minister.
Punjab Election 2022: Punjab Congress leaders have insisted that their party will secure victory despite exit polls predicting their loss, while Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal had claimed that his party, which fought elections in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party, would win over 80 of the 117 seats.
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Punjab Election Results: The result of the February 20 election to 117-seat Punjab assembly is being declared today. The state, which has over 2.14 crore eligible voters, recorded 71.95 per cent polling, down from 77 per cent recorded in 2017. There were 1,304 candidates in the contest.